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Caveats on Prices, Profits, Buying and Selling Description of Moneymaking Guide Level-Based Method Detail Pages

Each of the over 100 methods in the Dynamic Moneymaking Guide is described in a structured set of pages: a summary page and multiple level-based detail pages. As its name implies, the summary page gives you an overview of the method, including a general description of it, and a summary of each of the detail pages. There are then one to six detail pages for each level profile variant of the method; for example, churning butter has mid level, high level and very high level variations, and a detail page for each.

The summary pages for each method have four tables that provide you with the basic information needed to understand the technique. I’ll describe these for you briefly here. Note that there are slight differences in the tables for regular and limited methods.

This table consists of the summary bar at the top, an image relevant to the method, and key information about it.

The summary bar gives the name of the method, and its category and subcategory. The category and subcategory are mostly used in indexes to help you sort various methods and find what you are most interested in.

The image is just something I included for fun to make the pages look nicer. J They generally show me undertaking whatever activity I describe. Most of the images were taken in high-detail mode, except for when the activity specifically recommends low detail.

The remainder of the table includes the following information:

• General Description: A one-sentence summary of the method.
  
  
• Creation/Revision Date: The date that the method was created or last revised. Note that this does not refer to the date when the page was generated using Grand Exchange prices; that is indicated just above the table.
  
  
• Levels Defined: Which level-based variants exist for this method, from among: Very Low, Low, Mid, High, Very High, Extremely High
  
  
• Members Only? Whether this is a members only activity.
  
  
• XP Benefits: A listing of the skills for which you get a non-trivial amount of XP in this activity.
  
  
• Other Benefits: A list of any other significant benefits from this method.
  
  
• Additional Info: This box is currently unused; it will provide any additional relevant information, including links to other parts of RuneScoop where appropriate.

This table lists the specific requirements necessary to undertake this method, including the following:

• Skills: The minimum levels needed in any applicable skills to do the method. Note that only actual requirements are listed here, not skill levels that are recommended. For example, it’s a bad idea to try to fight spiritual mages without at least prayer level 37 for Protection from Magic, and decent combat stats. The only technical requirement to fight them, however, is a Slayer level of 83.
  
  
• Quests: Any quests you must have completed to do this method.
  
  
• Equipment: Any special gear you need for the method—such as a crystal chime for warped tortoises—and a general description of other gear you pretty much need .
  
  
• Other: Achievement diaries and other content you need to have finished or unlocked.

This table gives you a quick “at a glance” summary of the key information about each of the level-based profile variants for this method.

For each level that is defined for the method, you’ll see the following in the table for all methods:

• Location: The location within RuneScape where the method is carried out.
  
  
• Skills as Evaluated: Any skills that are relevant to the method, or whose level had an impact on how it was tested. To take the spiritual mages example again, your Attack, Strength and other skills have a big impact on how profitable it is to kill them, so for each variation I list what levels were used.

Tables describing regular methods—that is, ones that can be performed continuously—also contain the following for each method:

• Hourly Profit: How much the guide calculates the approximate hourly profit to be.
  
  
• Overall Profit Rank: Where this method variation ranks among all method variants in the Moneymaking Guide, including its percentile (where 100^th percentile is the best.)
  
  
• Profit Rank Within Level: The method’s ranking among all methods at its particular level. This may be very different from the overall ranking, especially for the better low-level activities (which will have low ranks compared to all methods, even if they may be among the best of all low-level methods).

Limited methods—ones that you can do only periodically—have a different set of summary information:

• Profit Per Instance: Approximately how much money you make each time you perform the activity.
  
  
• Time Required Per Instance: How many minutes it takes to do the method described.
  
  
• Interval Between Instances: How long you must wait after doing the method before you can do it again. This controls how often you can perform it, of course.
  
  
• Equivalent Hourly Profit (Elapsed Time): This is how much gold you make per hour doing this activity, taking into account the total amount of time needed between one instance and the next. For example, if a method makes 10,000 gp, it takes five minutes to do, and you can do it once every two hours, then the equivalent elapsed time profit is 5,000 gp per hour. This is mostly used to compare and rank limited methods.
  
  
• Equivalent Hourly Profit (Active Time): This is how much gold you make per hour doing this activity, taking into account only how much actual time the method itself requires. To take the same example as above (a method that makes 10,000 gp, takes five minutes, and you can do every two hours), then the equivalent active time profit is 120,000 gp per hour. Again, this is mostly used to compare and rank limited methods.

This table contains a text description of what the method is, and how it works. This includes a brief discussion of what the method is about in general terms, and any information that is relevant to all level-based variations. I also provide generic hints and tips here, and sometimes links to other related methods.

Specific instructions for how to do the method are not listed here; these are found in the detail pages.

Caveats on Prices, Profits, Buying and Selling Description of Moneymaking Guide Level-Based Method Detail Pages